Comments on: Dean’s Beans now supports Ethiopia’s trademarking initiative http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: dean cycon http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-81525 dean cycon Mon, 07 May 2007 18:31:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-81525 oh, i forgot. I still owe you a drink, siel! oh, i forgot. I still owe you a drink, siel!

]]> By: dean cycon http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-81524 dean cycon Mon, 07 May 2007 18:30:03 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-81524 Just back from a meeting of the Ethiopian Trademark licensees group, and boy, was I on target by joining! The room was overflowing with Ethiopian exporters and government people and maybe two farmers. It is very clear that the Ethiopian government is looking for guidance and support in trying to make the initiative meaningful on the ground, the farmers need allies in that room, and (as anyone who knows me will attest) I was not shy about sharing ideas and concerns with the group in a nonconfrontational and inclusive way (well, maybe that part is new for me). so i am really happy that I am on board. the farmers and the government were excited about our participation and very nuts and bolts contributions to the discussions. I now urge anyone with an interest in seeing the farmers get a better deal, join up! by the way, i had this same conversation with starbucks after I signed, as they were very curious why i did the 180. in all fairness, they were really receptive to what i had to say (don't worry, i'm not getting soft headed along with soft hearted) and tah-dah! they signed a sort-of-agreement three days later. hey, it's movement! Just back from a meeting of the Ethiopian Trademark licensees group, and boy, was I on target by joining! The room was overflowing with Ethiopian exporters and government people and maybe two farmers. It is very clear that the Ethiopian government is looking for guidance and support in trying to make the initiative meaningful on the ground, the farmers need allies in that room, and (as anyone who knows me will attest) I was not shy about sharing ideas and concerns with the group in a nonconfrontational and inclusive way (well, maybe that part is new for me).

so i am really happy that I am on board. the farmers and the government were excited about our participation and very nuts and bolts contributions to the discussions. I now urge anyone with an interest in seeing the farmers get a better deal, join up! by the way, i had this same conversation with starbucks after I signed, as they were very curious why i did the 180. in all fairness, they were really receptive to what i had to say (don’t worry, i’m not getting soft headed along with soft hearted) and tah-dah! they signed a sort-of-agreement three days later. hey, it’s movement!

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-80929 Siel Fri, 04 May 2007 22:47:59 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-80929 I've written a whole <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/28/black-gold-a-collection/" rel="nofollow">series on Black Gold</a>, so regular readers're likely already familiar with the movie. Good to know that the DVD's avaliable for purchase now though! I’ve written a whole series on Black Gold, so regular readers’re likely already familiar with the movie. Good to know that the DVD’s avaliable for purchase now though!

]]> By: Alicia http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-80862 Alicia Fri, 04 May 2007 16:33:34 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/02/deans-beans-now-supports-ethiopias-trademarking-initiative/#comment-80862 For those of you who are interested in the issue of Fair trade, there is a powerful documentary out called "Black Gold," that documents the lives of Ethiopian coffee farmers and clearly demonstrates why all of us should be asking for Fair Trade coffee. The film was recently released in the theater but is now available to the public on DVD. You can read more about the documentary or pick up a copy of it here at http://newsreel.org/ For those of you who are interested in the issue of Fair trade, there is a powerful documentary out called “Black Gold,” that documents the lives of Ethiopian coffee farmers and clearly demonstrates why all of us should be asking for Fair Trade coffee. The film was recently released in the theater but is now available to the public on DVD. You can read more about the documentary or pick up a copy of it here at http://newsreel.org/

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